Security News

Google fixes Chrome zero day exploited in the wild (CVE-2023-6345)
2023-11-29 11:40

Google has released an urgent security update to fix a number of vulnerabilities in Chrome browser, including a zero-day vulnerability that is being actively exploited in the wild.CVE-2023-6345, reported by Benoît Sevens and Clément Lecigne of Google's Threat Analysis Group, is due to an integer overflow in Skia - an open source 2D graphics library commonly used as a graphics engine for Google Chrome, ChromeOS, Android, Flutter, and others.

Zero-Day Alert: Google Chrome Under Active Attack, Exploiting New Vulnerability
2023-11-29 04:27

Google has rolled out security updates to fix seven security issues in its Chrome browser, including a zero-day that has come under active exploitation in the wild. Tracked as CVE-2023-6345, the...

Google Chrome emergency update fixes 6th zero-day exploited in 2023
2023-11-28 21:24

Google has fixed the sixth Chrome zero-day vulnerability this year in an emergency security update released today to counter ongoing exploitation in attacks. Google TAG is known for uncovering zero-days, often exploited by state-sponsored hacking groups in spyware campaigns targeting high-profile individuals like journalists and opposition politicians.

Google Chrome emergency update fixes 5th zero-day exploited in 2023
2023-11-28 21:24

Google has fixed the fifth Chrome zero-day vulnerability this year in an emergency security update released today to counter ongoing exploitation in attacks. Google TAG is known for uncovering zero-days, often exploited by state-sponsored hacking groups in spyware campaigns targeting high-profile individuals like journalists and opposition politicians.

Google shares plans for blocking third-party cookies in Chrome
2023-11-18 14:18

Google has officially announced plans to gradually eliminate third-party cookies, a key aspect of its Privacy Sandbox initiative. Once third-party cookies are phased out, advertisers are expected to use Google's Privacy Sandbox APIs to show advertisements based on a user's computed interests.

Google Chrome & Microsoft Edge to get 'Save Frame' feature for YouTube
2023-11-12 21:40

You can soon right-click on any YouTube video in Microsoft Edge or Google Chrome and save the frame in the original resolution and PNG format. Following the introduction of an option to "Copy video frame" on YouTube, Google has now implemented an additional feature allowing you to "Save" video frames directly.

Google Chrome now auto-upgrades to secure connections for all users
2023-10-30 18:31

Google has taken a significant step towards enhancing Chrome internet security by automatically upgrading insecure HTTP requests to HTTPS requests for 100% of users. A limited rollout of this feature in Google Chrome began in July, but as of October 16th, Google has now rolled it out to all users on the Stable channel.

Google Chrome's new "IP Protection" will hide users' IP addresses
2023-10-22 22:00

Google is getting ready to test a new "IP Protection" feature for the Chrome browser that enhances users' privacy by masking their IP addresses using proxy servers. [...]

Exploit writers invited to probe Chrome’s V8 engine, Google Cloud’s KVM
2023-10-09 09:51

Google is asking bug hunters and exploit writers to develop 0-day and n-day exploits in Chrome's V8 JavaScript engine and Google Cloud's Kernel-based Virtual Machine. The exploit writers should make their exploitation attempts against a V8 version running on Google infrastructure.

Google Chrome's organize tabs will automatically reorder tabs
2023-10-08 22:11

In a bid to upgrade user experience, the Chrome team is developing an "Organise Tabs" feature, soon to be seen at the top left corner of the browser, adjacent to the tab search function. This new feature may potentially introduce an automatic tab group creation once tabs are systematically categorised.